NCFE have worked with Campaign for Learning to produce a paper, Future Proofing Apprenticeship Funding in England for the 2020s, which is focused upon the future funding of apprenticeships and ensuring its sustainability. The document introduces a diverse collection of articles by organisations such as the Association of Colleges, the Resolution Foundation, Confederation of British Industry, British Chambers of Commerce, the TUC, University Vocational Awards Council, the Association of Learning and Employment Providers, London First and University of Manchester. The pieces raise a number of important issues for consideration and debate including the need for a full funding guarantee for 16-18 apprenticeships; how revenue from the Apprenticeship Levy may be affected by the Brexit outcome; the need for transparency on apprenticeship funding so that it’s easier to understand and how funding is distributed including devolving funding to elected mayors.
